OTD 29.2 February 29th Traditional Cache

OTD - 29:2 

Perhaps you want a smiley for every day of the year or maybe a birthday smiley. For whatever reason these 12 mini monthly power trails are here to be found. Most are easily located, with an occasional sneaky one in the mix, sat lock can be difficult in some areas.

Here are some facts for this day. You are welcome to log your interesting, quirky or fun fact/s with your log.

On This Day - February 29th 0704

Today is February 29th, which occurs only once every four years, in a leap year. 

February is the shortest month in the Gregorian calendar, and the only month with 28 days. February has 29 days in leap years, when the year number is divisible by four, except for years that are divisible by 100 and not by 400. January and February were the last two months to be added to the Roman calendar, since the Romans originally considered winter being the northern hemisphere) a monthless period. The change was made by Numa Pompilius some time after 700 BC in order to bring the calendar in line with a standard lunar year. Numa's Februarius contained 29 days (30 in a leap year). Augustus is alleged to have removed one day from February and added it to August, (renamed from Sextilis to honour himself), so that Julius Caesar's July would not contain more days. However there is little historical evidence to support this claim.